PURPOSE: to repeal a certain number of legal measures in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters that have been identified as obsolete.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
BACKGROUND: in its Communication of June 2014 on "Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT): State of Play and Outlook", the Commission stated that it was screening the acquis in respect of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters in order to identify acts which could be repealed in the context of the expiry of the transitional period set out in the Treaties.
The Commission has now completed its assessment on the legal acts related to the area of freedom, security and justice, including the former third pillar acquis. They are no longer relevant because of their temporary nature or because their content has been taken up by successive acts.
CONTENT: for reasons of legal certainty and clarity, the proposal seeks to repeal 8 legal measures, adopted in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters that have been identified as obsolete.